OSHAOSHA Announces 2022 Cost-of-Living Announces 2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustment of 6.2% to Penalties Adjustment of 6.2% to Penalties Effective January 15, 2022 Effective January 15, 2022
MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM FOR: FOR: REGIONAL REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH: AMANDA L. THROUGH: AMANDA L. EDENS EDENS ,Deputy ,Deputy Assistant Assistant Secretary Secretary FROM: KIMBERLY A. STILLE, Director, Directorate FROM: KIMBERLY A. STILLE, Director, Directorate of of Enforcement Enforcement Programs Programs FROM: SCOTT C. KETCHAM, Director, Directorate of Construction FROM: SCOTT C. KETCHAM, Director, Directorate of Construction 2022 2022 Annual Annual Adjustments Adjustments to to OSHA OSHA Civil Civil Penalties Penalties The The penalty penalty information information included included in in this this memorandum memorandum is is intended intended to to supplement supplement the the penalties penalties and and debt collection information found in Chapter 6 of the Field Operations Manual (FOM). debt collection information found in Chapter 6 of the Field Operations Manual (FOM). Tables Tables included included in in this this memorandum memorandum reflect reflect penalty penalty amounts amounts for for calendar calendar year year 2022 2022 and and correspond correspond to to adjusted penalty amounts found in OSHA Information Systems (OIS). OSHA updates adjusted penalty amounts found in OSHA Information Systems (OIS). OSHA updates this this information information annually annually to to ensure ensure access access to to current current penalty penalty information. information. The The cost-of-living cost-of-living adjustment adjustment multiplier multiplier for for 2022, 2022, based based on on the the Consumer Consumer Price Price Index Index for for All All Urban Urban Consumers for October 2021 (not seasonally adjusted), is 1.06222. To compute the 2022 Consumers for October 2021 (not seasonally adjusted), is 1.06222. To compute the 2022 annual annual adjustment, adjustment, the the Department Department multiplied multiplied the the most most recent recent penalty penalty amount amount for for each each applicable applicable penalty penalty by the multiplier, 1.06222, and rounded to the nearest dollar. The adjustment factor by the multiplier, 1.06222, and rounded to the nearest dollar. The adjustment factor of of 1.06222 1.06222 is is consistent consistent across across the the minimum minimum and and maximum maximum penalties penalties set set forth forth in in the the Occupational Occupational Safety Safety and and Health Health Act Act and and the the FOM. FOM. Table Table 1: 1: Maximum Maximum and and Minimum Minimum Amounts Amounts for for Civil Civil Penalties Penalties
Type Type of of Violation Violation
Penalty Penalty Minimum Minimum
Penalty Penalty Maximum Maximum
Serious Serious
$1,036 $1,036 per per violation violation
$14,502 $14,502 per per violation violation
+ + $849 $849
Other-Than-Serious Other-Than-Serious
$0 $0 per per violation violation
$14,502 $14,502 per per violation violation
+ + $849 $849
Willful or or Repeated Repeated Willful
$10,360* per per violation violation $10,360*
$145,027 per per violation violation $145,027
$0 $0 per per violation violation
$14,502 $14,502 per per violation violation
N/A N/A
$14,502 $14,502 per per day day [generally [generally 30 30 days days maximum] maximum]
Posting Posting Requirements Requirements Failure Failure to to Abate Abate
Increase Increase
+ $8,495 $8,495 + + + $849 $849
** For For a a repeated repeated other-than-serious other-than-serious violation violation that that otherwise otherwise would would have have no no initial initial penalty, penalty, a a GBP GBP penalty of of $414 $414 shall shall be be proposed proposed for for the the first first repeated repeated violation, violation, $1,036 $1,036 for for the the second second repeated repeated penalty violation, and and $2,072 $2,072 for for a a third third repetition. repetition. violation, continued on page 55
MARCH, 2022
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